IWSG Blog Post - Then and Now

The awesome co-hosts for the April 5 posting of the IWSG are Jemima Pett, Nancy Gideon, and Natalie Aguirre!

April 5 question - Do you remember writing your first book? What were your thoughts about a career path on writing? Where are you now and how is it working out for you? If you're at the start of the journey, what are your goals?

I definitely remember my first book! It wasn't too long ago. 

I started Falling for the Villain during Covid lockdowns. I wrote feverishly on my tablet every spare moment while my kids were distracted with TV or toys. The book was the first in a planned trilogy, and I thought I'd churn out books two and three quickly.

That did not happen.

Suddenly, my kids weren't so easily distracted anymore. They demanded to be entertained. While I wrote Heart of a Hero, I looked forward to them being in school a few hours a week...plenty of free time for mama! What a silly, optimistic person I was. In those tiny, minuscule hours, I'd sit down, reacquaint myself with where I left off, type a few pages, and BOOM, it was time for school pickup. If it’s possible, my progress on book three has been even slower. My revised goal is just to publish one book per year. That would be great. ​